Among the thousands of Porsche 356 ads seen in years of activity, it is the first time that we find a car that does not have the original engine but that can still be called “matching numbers”. In fact the seller says that, although the engine currently installed is not the original equipment, the current… Read More Kardex correct: 1954 Porsche 356 Coupé
In the middle of Death Valley we would have expected everything but certainly not a Jaguar D-Type, even if it is a replica. A beautiful replica we must add, in the sense that even though it does not seem reproduced with much fidelity to the original, it seems a replica made very well: the painting… Read More Death Valley cat: 1954 Jaguar D-Type replica
1954 was the only year of production of this strange roadster, built in fiberglass by Kaiser Motors and equipped with a six-cylinder Ford engine. In 1952 Henry J. Kaiser, the founder of the company of the same name, had decided to counter the invasion of European sports cars with an American product (the Corvette, the… Read More Plastic Fantastic: 1954 Kaiser Darrin 161
Indeed. Porsche enthusiasts know well that, aside from the Carrera, this is the most sought after Speedster as only 200 were built in the first producion year, 1954. Zero description by the seller so you will have to settle on what we say about this car: as just written this car belongs to the first 200… Read More Blind red: 1954 Porsche 356 T1 Speedster
The Siata 1100 built by Vignale was a rare car even back then in the fifties, so it’s quite unusual, today, to find one still in restorable conditions. We don’t know the exact build year of the car as the actual plate was issued in 1963 but these were built from 1954 to 1958, nor… Read More Cut away: 1954 Siata 1100 Coupé by Vignale
“Interiors only” is not referred to the photo provided (which actually show only interiors and the front lid) but also to what remains of the car which is said to have been involved in a serious crash. The seller says that the engine is missing (it was originally a 1500 c.c. unit) but the typ… Read More Interiors only: 1954 Porsche 356 Coupé
There’s a long story behind this custom 1954 Ford called “Parisienne” and the people behind this build are well known in the american custom builder panorama. The story behind this car is well explained here but the core is that this car was build in 1962 by by Richard “Korky” Korkes of Korky’s Kustom Shop in Whippany,… Read More Korkes’ own: 1954 Ford Convertible “Parisienne”
This rare Alfa Romeo 1900 C built by Zagato is said to have been parked for years in a collector’s garage which, other than this car, accomodates also other important cars like a Cisitalia Aerodinamica built designed by Savonuzzi. I remember well when I found one of these, a green one in good conditions, ten… Read More Sleeping with the enemy: 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900C by Zagato
“Scraping the bottom of the barrel” is an old said but it fits to what is happening during the last years: the good finds are almost done and often cars like this jump on the market. We can’t say if that’s a ’54 or ’55 car (for sure it’s not younger or older than that)… Read More Wood find: 1954/55 Porsche 356 Coupé
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